4 GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN c0111edy. The performance just about gets by, but the play, now over seventy years old, is as fresh a<; paint. (Sheridan Square Play- house, 99 Seventh Ave. S. at Sheridan Sq. CH 2-3432. Tuesdays through Fridays, and Sundays, at 8 :30, and Saturdays at 7 :30 and 10 :30. Matinées Sundays at 3.) THE FANTASTICKS-1f yOU change your name, notify the nearest Social Security Adminis- tration Field Office imnlediately. (Sullivan Street Playhouse, 181 Sullivan St., at Bleecker St. OR 4-3838. Tuesdays through Fridays, and Sundays, at 8 :40, and Saturdays at 7 and 10. Matinee", Sundays at 3 ) FORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES-A play by John Her- bert. (A.ctors Playhouse, 100 Seventh Ave. S., at Sheridan Sq OR 5-1036. Tuesdays through Fridays, and Sundays, at 8 :30, and S Üurdays at 7 and 10. JVIatinées Sundays at 3.) FRAGMENTS-A pair of one-act comedies by 1'f urray Schisgal, starring Gene Hackman. (Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St. YlT 9-2020. Tuesdays through Fridays, and Sundays, at 8 :40. and Saturdays at 7 :30 and 10: 30. Matinée<; Sundays at 3.) JONAH!-A comedy by T. J. Spencer. (Stage 73, 3 21 E. 73rd St. BlT 8-2500. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8: 30; Saturdays at 7 and 10; and Sundays at 7 :30. Iatinées Sundays at 3.) MAN OF LA MANcHA-Dale \Vasserman's inter- pretation of "Don Quixote" is only fitfully interesting even though the Illusic, by Mitch Leigh, that accompanies it is admirable. David Atkinson plays the dual role of Don Quixote and his creator, and Robert Rounse- ville and Irving Jacobson support him hand- sOll1ely. (ANTA \iVashington Square Thea- tre, 40 W. 4th St., between Washington Square and Broadway. 674-5600. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 :30. Matinées Wednes- days at 2 and Saturdays and Sundays at 2: 30.) THE NIGGERLOVERS- Viveca Lindfors and Stacy Keach in a play by George Tabori. (Orpheunl Theatre, Second Ave. at 8th St. 982-64 10. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8.40; Satur- davs at ï and 10; and Sundays at 7:30. Matinées Sundays at 3.) Now Is THE TIME FOR All GOOD MEN-A Illusical with book and lyrics by Gretchen Cryer and a score by Nancy Ford. Directed by Word Baker. (Theatre de Lys, 121 Christopher St. \V A 4-8782. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8: 30; Saturdays at 7 and 10; and Sundays at 8. Matinées Sundays at 3.) THE POCKET W ATCH-A comedy by Alvin Aron- son. (Mermaid Theatre, 422 \ìV. 42nd St. 73 6 -4 0 73. Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 :40; Saturdays at 7 and 10; and Sundays at 6 :45. }fatinées \Vednesdays at 2 and Sundays at 3. No perforInance Thursday, Oct. 5.) STEPHEN D.-Stephen Joyce and \Yillianl Prince in the adaptation by Hugh Leonard of t\VO of James Joyce's autobiographical novels (" A. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Stephen Hero"). Originally seen in Dublin. James D. Waring is the director. (East 74th Street Theatre, 334 E. 74th St. UN I -2288. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8:30; Saturdays at 7 and 10:30; and Sundays at 7 :30. Matinées Wednesdays at 3.) YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BRowN-This de- lightful little mu ical and the six actors who play in it manage to capture the elusive hu- nlor and charm of Charles M . Schulz's "Peanuts," on which, of course, it is based. ]o"'eph Hardy was the director Clark Ges- ner wrote the songs, and John Gordon wrote the libretto. (Theatre 80 St. Marks, 80 St Marks PI. 254-7400. Tuesdays through Fri- days at 9; Saturdays at 7 and 10; and Sun- days at 7. Matinees Sundays at 3.) BALLET AND DANCE PROGRAMS LADO YUGOSLAV NATIONAL DANCE AND FOLK EN- SE BLE-A company of fifty dancers, singers, and musicians, appearing here for the first time, in a Í\\lo-week engagement. (City Cen- ter, 131 W. 55th St. C] 6-8989 Nightly ex- cept Mondays at 8 :30. Matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2 :30. Closes Sunday, Oct. 15.) MANHATTAN FESTIVAL BAllET-"Cantabile," "Gi- selle Pas de Deux," "Dance for Three Peo- ple," "Devanagari," and "Schubertiaden." S.M.T-W-T-F-S I,:I: 8 I 9 10 11 (Theatre 80 St Marks, 80 St. Marks PI. 254-9740. Mondays at 8 :30.) MISCELLANY Moscow CIRcus-Russia's celebrated big top, \i\,ith Igor Kio the illusionist, a Juggler on horseback, stilt jumpers and acrobats, bike- riding bears, and dancing dogs, alllong oth- er performers of feats of skill and daring. (lvIadison Square Garden. PL 7-8870. Thurs- day, Oct. 5, at 7 :30; Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 :30; Saturday, Oct. 7, at I 1,3, and 8 :30; SunddY, Oct. 8, at I :30 and 5 :30; londay and Tues- day, Oct. 9-10, at 7:30; vVednesday and Thursday, Oct. 11-12, at 2 and 7 :30; Fri- day, Oct. 13, at 2 and 8 :30; Saturday, Oct. 14, at I I, 3, and 8 :30; and final perfonl1ances Sunday, Oct. 15, at I :30 and 5 :30.) NIGHT LIFE.. (Some places where you will find mu",ic and/or other entertainll1ent. They are open every eve- ning, except as indicated) DINNER, SUPPER, AND DANCING AMERICANA, Seventh Ave. at 52nd St. (LT I- I oOu )-] ulie London, who has given up be- ing Becky Thatcher in favor of being Cleo- patra, and a gloriously orchestrated one, dresses her ballads in a costunle that makes use of a fair anlount of belting. The orches- tra of Lee Evans, a credit to its chosen pro- fession, is likewise on hand in the Royal Box, and for Inost of the evening; she is on hand at dinner and supper. Closed Sundays BARBERRY, 17 E. 52nd St. (PL 3-S800)-This interesting geographical phenonlenon (it's on the corner where Broadwav crosses Sutton Place) gets its energy from Dolph Trayman's sl11all band, \\- hich works out from nine until two. 0 nlusic Sundays and Mondays. DElMONICO'S, Park Ave. at 59th St. (EL 5- 2500 )-Peace on earth is the principal conl- 1110dity of the restaurant, \\ here the only things that stir, aside fronl a Cliff Hall band, are dignified couples gliding along the par- quet. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, Ernie \,varren's band replaces the Halls. The 111usic plays from eight to one through the week, and Sat- urdays frOln eight to Í\\-O. Sundays and Mon- days are silent nights. EL MOROCCO, 307 E. 54th St. (PL 2-5079)- History was made at night in this barony, and the rooms in \Vhich decisions were reached that proyed turning points in the na- tion's progress (shall we buy a yacht for the winter or buy Acapulco?) are thrown open to the public. Lester Lanin himself, and not on tape, runs one band, George Anaya runs an- other, and their office hours are eight until three-thirty. Closed Sundays. PIERRE, Fifth Ave. at 61st St. (TE 8-8000)- There is no squaring of the social circle that lies within the Café Pierre. The societv notes are turned out by the hand-picked men of Ben Cutler's best band, which is supplenlented, between sets. by Brazilian guitar and song. Business as usual every night of the week. PLAZA, Fifth Ave. at 59th St (PL 9-3 00 0)- Nancy Ames, who visits the Persian ROOll1 during the dinner and supper hours, fulfills three requirements for life-after-dark: she is (a) a girl, (b) a prett) one, (c) a soprano. Other times, the well-rounded, firmly packed orchestra of Burt Farber and the carefree cluster of bandsnlen collected bv \1ark Monte do their best Closed Sundays."'. . . (j) Leo Le- Fleur's piano-and-fiddle crew leads a more travelled life-four-thirty to six-thirty in the Pahn Court, and from seven to nine, except c- / ) ) Sundays, in the Edwardian Room. . . . (j) The Palm Court, thing of beauty, bec0111es even 1110re a Inarbled hall in which to dreaIll when Gunnar Hansen, violin at the ready, ascends the throne at eight. He does not abdicate until one. No Illusic Sunday nights. RAINBOW GRill, 30 Rockefeller Plaza. (PL 7- 897 0 )- The horn of J onah Jones speaks not \\.ith forked but with furious tongue when his foursome takes the podium of this well-ap- pointed spaceship. This commences at nine, but the trio of Phil Wayne, a good man at a piano, sets to at seven. Curfew is at two, and all night Sundays. THE RIVERBOAT, Fifth Ave. at 34th St., in the Empire State Building. (PL 9-2444)- The drulns of Buddy Rich, whose big band is in residence, COlne up like thunder, but (in com- n10n with the conversation pieces he tosses at his audience) they are, for all their electric- ity, completely under control. His no-danc- ing sets happen around nine and twelve through the week (and again around two on Saturday) ; the prancing is done to the tune of Frank Foster's likewise big band, which loves myrrh and frankincense They check out on Saturday, Oct. 7. Buddy Morrow's squad will cavort on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, and on Wednesday, Oct. II, there'll be a further change: Carmen Caval- laro's orchestra. No nlusic Sundays. ST REGiS-SHERATON, Fifth Ave. at 55th St. (PL 3-45 00 )- .farni Nixon, whose voice has been borrowed by more than one leading lady of Hollywood, is now singing in her own right in the J\1aisonette at dinner and supper. George Cort's Jack-in-the-pulpit band and Quintero's cluster of Latinos do Illusic all evening long. Closed Sundays. T AVERN-ON-THE-GREEN, Central Park W. at 67 t h St. (TR 3-3200)- There are empty saddles in the old corral only when it rains or freezes; otherwise, a pair of small dance bands chatter away in the real open air from seven-thirty until half past twelve or a bit later. No Inusic Mondays. WALDORF-AsTORIA, Park Ave. at 49th St. (EL 5- 3 00 0 )-1n the Empire Room at dinner and supper, Gilbert Becaud is arguing the case for liberty, fraternity, and equality on behalf of both male and feIllale with such authority and eloquence that his songs (practically all in French) take on the texture of c0111mand- perfornlance. On Monday, Oct. 9, the Em- pire Room will go from the sublime to Eddie Fisher. The orchestra of Charles Turecamo "..ill be staying on to deal with him. Closed Sundays and Friday, Oct. 13.... (j) Peacock Alley leads a less spectacular life-piano for cocktails and dinner every night but Satur- day and Sunday; dance tunes by the triad of Horace Diaz fronl eight or nine until one or two during the week, from five until ten on Sunday. and not at all Monday or Tuesday. NOTE-ROSELAND DANCE CITY, 239 W. 52nd St. (C1 7-0200 )-A protectorate devised for the benefit of those who can remember the fox- trot, the two-step, and other Early Alneri- cana. The surroundings are neat but not gaudy, and as Illuch can be said for the two extensive bands. Seven-thirty until one, ex- cept for Sundays, which begin at three-thirty; the dining i" IninimaI. Closed Mondays. SMALL AND BOUNCY (Dining but no dancing, except as noted.) GOLDIE'S NeW YORK, 244 E. 53rd St. (PL 9-7 2 45): Visiting privileges are freely granted, since everyone seems to have known everyone else in this country club forever The professors at the cheerful pianos are Goldie Ha\vkins. proprietor, and his right bower, \Vayne San- ders. Closed Sundays.... WAVERLY LOUNGE, 1 0 3 Waverly PI. (AL 4-0776): Now and then, everybody who remembers the lyrics (or even thinks he does) gets into the act when Laurie Brewis ib down at his piano in this, the plainspoken bar of the Hotel Earle, at nine-thirty. It's for those \\- ho believe in community spinto No music on Mondays. . . . JAMAICA ARMS, 1315 Second Ave., at 69th St. (YU 8-5850) : Island in the sun. A happy islander (sometImes Lord Inventor, S0111e- times Lord Superior) begins chanting those Basic English ditties of the West Indies be- tween eight and nine during the week, and calls a halt between one and two Sundays, he operates only from seven to twelve.... CHUCKS' COMPOSITE, 303 E. 53rd St. (EL 5- 8825) : The age Inedian i permanently stuck